Webinar
Welcome Silicon Valley Defense Group Community
An Exclusive Webinar Presented by Alumni Ventures & Silicon Valley Defense Group
Alumni Ventures cordially invites you to a compelling conversation on how everyday investors can now access opportunities in the previously untouchable world of defense and dual-use technologies.
Join Alumni Ventures Principal Drew Wandzilak, alongside Mike Keating, Executive Director of Silicon Valley Defense Group, as they unpack the evolving landscape of national security investing and how non-institutional capital is fueling innovation for America’s defense and allied interests.
Silicon Valley Defense Group, in partnership with J.P. Morgan, has recently published the 2025 NatSec100. In its third year, this report identifies the top 100 venture-backed, dual-use, and defense technology companies yielding key insights and recommendations for overcoming systemic barriers to innovation at scale.
Why Attend?
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Exclusive Insight into a Closed-Door Industry
This event is designed for curious investors and policy-minded professionals eager to understand how venture capital is reshaping defense innovation—and how you can participate. - Home
Expert Perspectives from Both Sides of the Table
Learn from both veteran venture investors and a defense community leader about how dual-use startups (serving both commercial and government markets) are rapidly growing, and what makes them uniquely attractive from a returns and mission standpoint. - Home
Emerging Opportunities & Portfolio Examples
Explore real-world investments in sectors like space, autonomy, cybersecurity, and next-gen manufacturing, and discover how Alumni Ventures has provided access to these fast-rising sectors for individual investors—without requiring insider ties or institutional scale.
This exclusive session will spotlight how venture-backed startups are solving critical national security needs while generating significant upside potential. You’ll hear about the firms building at the intersection of mission and margin—and how you can be part of the movement.
Silicon Valley Defense Group, in partnership with J.P. Morgan, is proud to present the 2025 NatSec100. In its third year, this report identifies the top 100 venture-backed, dual-use and defense technology companies driving forward U.S. national security.
AV Portfolio Companies on the NatSec 100 Report:
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Alumni Ventures is America’s largest venture capital firm for individual investors, a Most Innovative Company by Fast Company©, the Most Active VC in the U.S. by PitchBook©, and a Top 20 VC Firm by CB Insights©.
About your presenters
Drew Wandzilak invests in breakthrough technologies that matter to the real world—systems that generate power, move hardware, secure nations, or decode biology. He focuses on companies operating in high-heat, high-speed, high-stakes environments where technical performance is existential and strategic value is measured in megawatts, meters per second, or mission success. Across aerospace, energy, and defense, Drew backs founders who don’t just pitch vision—they bend atoms, trajectories, and supply chains to make it real.
Executive Director, Silicon Valley Defense Group.
Mike is the Executive Director of the Silicon Valley Defense Group, securing Democracy through innovation. SVDG helps to create the nexus of pioneering ideas, people, and capital that will unlock new sources of innovation for national security and power the digital evolution of the defense industrial base